Natural Illustration with Digital Painting
Graphite Techniques 1
A course by Jessica Roux , Freelance Illustrator
About the video: Graphite Techniques 1
Overview
“One of my favorite things to do as an illustrator is capturing the texture of an object. I do this with a sharp pencil and a few basic techniques. It’s all about describing what textures you see using just a pencil. In this lesson, I'll show you how. ”
In this video lesson Jessica Roux addresses the topic: Graphite Techniques 1, which is part of the Domestika online course: Natural Illustration with Digital Painting. Transform a botanical pencil sketch into a digital illustration using the storytelling properties of color.
Partial transcription of the video
“Graphite Techniques In the previous lesson, I showed you a few ways to get inspired to create your final artwork. In this lesson, I'll be showing you a few graphite pencil techniques that you can use in the final project. It's important to go over a few graphite pencil techniques before beginning the final project. That way, when I say something like leaf texture or fur texture, you'll know what I mean. I start with a blank piece of paper. I tend to work on Rives BFK, a soft cotton printmaking paper. I tend to work pretty small, so I've mapped out 2 x 2 inch squares. Let's start with the le...”
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Course summary for: Natural Illustration with Digital Painting
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Category
Illustration -
Software
Adobe Photoshop -
Areas
Digital Illustration, Digital Painting, Drawing, Naturalistic Illustration, Realistic Drawing, Traditional illustration
Jessica Roux
A course by Jessica Roux
Jessica Roux is an American freelance illustrator and self-described plant and animal enthusiast. She has been drawing and painting since she was a child when her parents would set up easels in her backyard. She also spent a lot of time exploring the woods in North Carolina, which sparked her love of nature at an early age. Jessica went on to study illustration at the Savannah College of Art and Design and, after graduating, began working as a freelance illustrator, combining her love of illustration and nature.
Since then, Jessica’s designs have been transformed into everything from prints to stickers and cards, and she has illustrated various books, including one of her own, Floriography: An Illustrated Guide to the Victorian Language of Flowers. Her work has also appeared in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, as well as publications including The New Yorker and Taproot Magazine.
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